Scientific Revolution

What is the defintion of Geocentric?

• Model of the universe with Earth at the center

• The Sun is the center of the universe.

• I am not sure

• Giving power to multiple branches of government to limit individual power

What is the definition of Heliocentric?

• Model of the universe with the Sun at the center

• Model of the universe with Earth at the center

• Process of using scientific methods to discover truth about the world.

• I am not sure

During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining

• the workings of the natural world

• the presence of the divine in nature

• the effects of society on the individual

• the workings of advanced technologies

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

• Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the universe
• Newton’s law of gravitation
• Descartes’ belief in truth through reason
This set of ideas from the Scientific Revolution gave Europeans a new way to

•  view humankind’s place in the universe
•  support the core beliefs of the church
• authenticate historical facts
• verify civil liberties

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  

•  By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
•  By reading classic literature
• By collecting samples of plant life
•  By forming new government ideas 

Who discovered the idea of gravity?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Newton

What fell from the tree to prove gravity?

• Orange

• Pear

• Pineapple

• Apple

Which one of these wasn't important during the Scientific Revolution

• Experimentation

• Religious Beliefs

• Observation

What event was influenced by the Scientific Revolution?

• Enlightenment

• World War II

• Cold War

• Imperialism